The security state in Pakistan legal foundations / Syed Sami Raza.

Author/creator Raza, Syed
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAbingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2019.
Descriptionxiv, 173 pages ; 25 cm.
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Subjects
Internal security--Law and legislation. --Pakistan.
Terrorism--Prevention. --Law and legislation. --Pakistan.
Human rights--Pakistan.
Pakistan--Politics and government.
Pakistan--History.

SeriesRoutledge studies in South Asian politics ; 15
Routledge studies in South Asian politics ; 15. ^A1295037
Contents Introduction -- The colonial state of security -- The post-colonial state of security -- The Anti-Terrorism Act, ATA (1997) -- Expansion and entrenchment of the legal regime of security -- Security and the absolute right to life: critical reflections on the revival of capital punishment -- Aliens, identity, and legal regime of security on the border -- Epilogue: Kharotabad killings: security and political responsibility.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages163-167) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018019018
ISBN9781138309104 (hbk)
ISBNebook